Best Vermouth Substitute

Don’t have this fortified wine on hand? Here’s the best dry and sweet vermouth substitute to use in cocktails and beyond.

Making a cocktail that calls for vermouth and don’t have it? Don’t worry, there are few options that are perfectly suited as a substitution. Vermouth is a fortified wine, meaning that liquor has been added to the wine to stabilize it. There are two main types of vermouth: sweet (usually red) and dry (usually white). Here’s a bit more about sweet vs dry vermouth:

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• Sweet vermouth is subtly sweet and spicy, with a hint of bitter on the finish. It features in many classic cocktails like the Negroni, Americano, and Manhattan.
• Dry vermouth: Dry white vermouth has a crisp dry flavor. It’s used in martinis, like the Classic Martini and Dirty Martini.

Don’t have it on hand? You’re in luck: there are several options for a great vermouth substitute that are easy to find. Below we’ve separated our recommendations based on dry and sweet vermouth.

Best sweet vermouth substitute

1. Dry red wine (& simple syrup)

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The best sweet vermouth substitute? Dry red wine, with a touch of simple syrup. If you’ve got a bottle around, a dry red captures those bitter notes that are classic in a sweet vermouth. Add simple syrup to taste, then use it as a 1:1 replacement.

2. Sweet red wine

Another sweet vermouth substitute? Sweet red wine. A sweet red has a bit more of the sweet notes than a sweet vermouth, but it works in a pinch! Use it as a 1:1 replacement.

3. Amaro

A final sweet vermouth substitute? Any type of Amaro, a family of Italian herbal liqueurs that taste bitter (amaro means bitter in Italian). It encompasses a wide range of spirits: the most famous being ultra-bitter Campari and sweet Aperol, neither of which we’d recommend here. But there are so many different varieties in between: try a dark, sweet Meletti or Amaro Tosolini.

Best dry vermouth substitute

1. Dry white wine

The best dry vermouth substitute? Dry white wine. Any variety of dry white is a great match for flavor, though dry vermouth is a little less punchy in its flavor. It works in a martini: but you’ll want the driest wine possible.

2. Lillet Blanc

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Another great dry vermouth substitute? Lillet Blanc. Lillet (pronounced “Li-lay”) is a French aperitif: a fortified wine that’s flavored with herbs and citrus. There are are several types of Lillet made of different wines: Lillet Blanc, Lillet Rosé and Lillet Rouge. We regularly stock Lillet Blanc: it’s lightly sweet with subtle floral and herbal notes. You can use it in other cocktails like a Vesper Martini, Lillet G&T or Lillet Spritz.

3. Sake

A final dry vermouth substitute? Sake. If you happen to have sake around, its dry flavor does have similar characteristics to a dry vermouth. (Have some left over? Try our Sake Southside Cocktail.)

And that’s it! Let us know how it goes in the comments below.

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Here are some vermouth cocktails to try.

• Manhattan
• Classic Martini
• Classic Negroni
• Americano
• Martinez
• Boulevardier
• Old Pal
• Vieux Carre
• Hanky Panky
• Bijou
• Blood and Sand

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